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ChevLoRay · 09-21-2009, 10:45 AM

When I changed my carb/intake from stock intake w/adapter to an Edelbrock Q-Jet (instead of the 1405 manual choke Edelbrock) and a Performer intake, I had a heat-soak problem with my starter. You can blame it on the headers if you like but a lean mixture will make for a hotter combustion process.

All I did was add the heat shield to the starter solenoid and the heat soak issue never recurred again. Did I consider going to a Ford starter solenoid? Sure, but not when the heat shield did the trick w/o any wiring changes.

Glad you're happy with what you did. The writeup is good info for anyone who has this problem and takes the same avenue you did.

09-21-2009, 10:45 AM	#9
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: Remote solenoid install by pictures When I changed my carb/intake from stock intake w/adapter to an Edelbrock Q-Jet (instead of the 1405 manual choke Edelbrock) and a Performer intake, I had a heat-soak problem with my starter. You can blame it on the headers if you like but a lean mixture will make for a hotter combustion process. All I did was add the heat shield to the starter solenoid and the heat soak issue never recurred again. Did I consider going to a Ford starter solenoid? Sure, but not when the heat shield did the trick w/o any wiring changes. Glad you're happy with what you did. The writeup is good info for anyone who has this problem and takes the same avenue you did. __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.